Middle English |
the English language as it was spoken and written from the twelfth to the fifteenth century. |
middle finger |
the finger that is the longest and mid-most of one's hand. |
Middle French |
the French language as it was spoken and written in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. |
Middle High German |
the German language as it was spoken and written in central and southern Germany between 1100 A.D. and 1500 A.D. |
Middle Irish |
the Irish language as it was spoken and written from the eleventh to the fifteenth century. |
Middle Latin |
see "Medieval Latin." |
Middle Low German |
the German language as it was spoken and written in northern Germany from the eleventh to the fifteenth century. |
middleman |
an intermediate trader or merchant between producers and consumers. |
middlemost |
being in the middle; midmost. |
middle-of-the-road |
not extreme; cautiously moderate. |
middle school |
a school that includes grades five through eight or grades six through eight. |
middleweight |
a boxer or wrestler heavier than welterweight and lighter than light-heavyweight, esp. a boxer between 147 and 160 pounds. |
Middle West |
see "Midwest." |
middling |
only moderately good; fair. [4 definitions] |
middy |
(informal) a student at the U.S. Naval Academy; midshipman. [2 definitions] |
Mideast |
see "Middle East." |
midfield |
the area of a playing field in sports such as football or soccer about halfway between the goals. [2 definitions] |
midge |
any of various extremely small biting flies that resemble the gnat. [2 definitions] |
midget |
(sometimes considered offensive) a much smaller than average person whose body is typically proportioned. [5 definitions] |
midiron |
a golf club with an iron head used for relatively long fairway shots; number two iron. |
midland |
the interior or inland part of a region or country. [2 definitions] |